Sale 1238
| Chicago
| Chicago
Estimate$800 – $1,200
The tea service has several issues of old restorations and loss of black to the rims of both the cups and the plates.
The teapot lid has a small chip on the underside. The teapot has an old restoration to the body showing in the interior and exterior. One of the cake plates has a hair line crack and discoloration on the underside. One saucer has a small hairline crack.
One teacup has a hairline crack visible on the interior and exterior of the cup.
One teacup has discoloration on the bottom of the cup and a small hairline crack.
Please note, this is soft paste porcelain.
Service is unmarked.
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